New Tokyo Ninja Bar Replaces Darts With Shuriken And Blowguns
Recently in Japan, businesses have been using the cool aesthetic of ninja to appeal to foreign tourists, perhaps thanks in part to popular anime and…
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[Hidden Wonders of Japan] Preserving Maruyama’s Thousand Rice Paddies
The sound of pheasants chirping and frogs croaking filled the air. The rice paddies reflected the blue sky, and the ridges between them created a…
Savor The Depths Of Nori Seaweed With Yamamotoyama’s New Nori-Ju Lunch Set
Yakinori Roasted Nori Seaweed from Yamamotoyama Buoyed by the global popularity of sushi, dark green sheets of nori 海苔, are no longer an uncommon sight…
One Piece Fans Can Try A New Lineup Of Character-Themed Food At Tokyo’s Cafe Mugiwara
Located beneath Tokyo Tower in the “Foot Town” building is the One Piece tower, an indoor theme park centered around shops and attractions dedicated to…
Have Your Curry On The Go With Haneda Airport’s New Cup Servings Of “Walking Curry”
Walking while eating in Japan can be frowned upon, as a recent ordinance established for the popular shopping area of Komachi Street in Kamakura curtailing…
We Tried Ear-Shaped Manju Cakes Inspired By Ghost Story “Hoichi the Earless”
Traditional Japanese ways of staying cool in summer Japan has developed an arsenal of techniques to stay cool in the hot summer months. Some of…
Japanese Paper Artist Jun’s Exquisitely Colorful Cutouts Inspired By The Language Of Flowers
While not unique to Japan, the art of paper cutting, known as kirie 切り絵 (literally “cut images”) in Japanese, has been practiced as early as…
Japanese Photographer Tantan Turns A Rainy Night In NYC Into A Dreamy Wonderland
It’s easy to feel down on a rainy day, even more so on a rainy night where everything around you is dark. Unless you’re a…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays: Routes, Runners and Race Details
On June 1, the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the route for the Olympic torch relay races, which will…
Kyoto’s First Hard Rock Cafe Will Be Modelled on a Machiya Townhouse
The influx of tourism into Kyoto has exploded. Despite creating a fair few problems, it doesn’t seem like it’s slowing down any time soon, and…
Ride The Great Wave With Traditional Japanese Print Condoms by Okamoto Industries, Inc.
One of Japan’s leading condom makers, Okamoto Industries, Inc., has announced a new “design condom” series which will feature images including traditional Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock…
Hayao Miyazaki Designs Official Logo For Studio Ghibli Theme Park, New Concept Art Revealed
You’ll find fewer fans more ecstatic than when it was announced that an official Studio Ghibli theme park was opening in Japan than those of…
Owl Cafe and MMA Gym Merge In Hybrid Concept Gym, Cafe and Bar “Kakutokyo”
It seems that Tokyo is teeming with pet cafes these days. As we’ve reported before, you can find cat cafes, dog cafes, even mini shiba…
Hokkaido Farmers Push Back as Instagramming Tourists Destroy Scenery and Cause Loss of Historic Tree
Biei is a small farming town in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture. The amazing scenery, consisting of 3000 plots of square farmland, creates a patchwork quilt…
Meet the Two Travelling Rescue Cats Exploring Every Prefecture of Japan with Their Owners
Visiting every single one of Japan’s 47 prefectures is something that most of us hope to achieve in a lifetime, but these two adventurous cats…